My work mate's son came to collect him from job the other day whilst his own car was at the workshop. Nothing unconventional in that you would think, why shouldn't he? Well from the reaction of my associates I thought that he had arrived on the scene in an exotic sports vehicle so I trailed outdoors to have a look. There sat not the exotica I had been expecting but a 1966 Chevrolet Sport van, custom-made as 'The Mystery Machine' from the Scooby Doo display!
My quick reaction was to break into a broad smile and looking around everyone I could see that I was not all alone. The family live close by so I thought that I might call by later to take a closer look. Speaking to them I quizzed if they always get that kind of reaction to the vehicle and was told to " jump in we'll go for a 10 minute drive ". Well I was surprised by the reaction, both pedestrians and other road users smiled and waved as we passed by, so when I got home I made the decision to see what was available on the net for the Mystery Machine.
Apparently perhaps there were a number of examples similar to my friends van available for hire, taking care of all occasions from children's and adults parties to the actual High School Prom, including or excluding a 'Shaggy' character driver and 'Scooby Doo' passenger. A quick look through of the net unveiled a multitude of toy mystery machine van in every shapes and sizes.
A favorite of mine was the 'Glow in the Dark' example complete with Shaggy and also Scooby, you could even purchase additional witch or even mummy or other bad guy characters to enhance the set, how cool is that!. A suitable plastic construction kit in 1:24 scale took me away more years than I care to remember to old time childhood birthday and Christmas presents.
Maybe the ultimate example of the Mystery Machine has been the one added to the complete scooby doo dvds collection. Identified as 'Scooby- Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete Series'; this comes with the 41 genuine episodes offered on seven discs together with a further bonus features disc. The discs are all stored inside a dedicated replica of the Mystery Machine underneath a push up rear part. The van is made from sturdy plastic, possesses rotating wheels, is kept on a decorative display base which is a great toy or even ornament in it's own right, but the adding of the discs must make this the greatest Mystery Machine available.
My quick surf of the internet had revealed a whole world of fun scooby doo toys and also games featuring the Mystery Machine. I was even able to repay my short ride by finding the license plate number of the original van for my friends son (AC-712, only ever seen one time during the history of Scooby Doo in the 1979 Scooby and the Scrappy Doo episode ' The Neon Phantom of the Roller Disco' if you're intrigued).
I also became aware that almost unnoticed the Mystery Machine has become an American icon, up right now there with the likes of the Corvette Stingray along with the original Ford Mustang so maybe my friend was picked up by his son in an example of motoring exotica after all!
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